5 Islamic groups in video statement announced a new Islamic bloc in Damascus suburbs Yesterday. ‘The Islamic Union for Levant soldiers’ is an alliance consisted The Beloved Mustafa brigades, Capital Armor brigade, Al-Huda Martyrs, Sahaba Battalions and Islam Glories Gathering, which are fighting in western and eastern Ghouta. Ten days ago, a group of Syrias most prominent rebel factions sought to reinvigorate its campaign to end the rule of President Bashar al-Assad, announced a new unified coalition. The newly formed Islamic Front is the product of the second round of consolidation among major rebel groups in recent months. In September, 13 leading rebel unitsannounced a coalition that rejected the authority of the Supreme Military Council, the Western-backed group that nominally commands Syrian rebel forces. The September grouping was made up of prominent Islamist units, and included the Nusra Front, which claims to represent al-Qaeda in Syria, according to Huffington Post.
Posted on: Sun, 01 Dec 2013 16:48:21 +0000